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Party to fulfil any obligation embodied in this Convention to which it would
be subject under international law independently of this Convention.
Article 318
Status of Annexes
The Annexes form an integral part of this Convention and, unless
expressly provided otherwise, a reference to this Convention or to one of its
Parts includes a reference to the Annexes relating thereto.
Article 319
Depositary
1. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be the depositary
of this Convention and amendments thereto.
2. In addition to his functions as depositary, the Secretary-General
shall:
(a) report to all States Parties, the Authority and competent
international organizations on issues of a general nature that
have arisen with respect to this Convention;
(b) notify the Authority of ratifications and formal confirmations
of and accessions to this Convention and amendments thereto,
as well as of denunciations of this Convention;
(c) notify States Parties of agreements in accordance with
article 311, paragraph 4;
(d) circulate amendments adopted in accordance with this
Convention to States Parties for ratification or accession;
(e) convene necessary meetings of States Parties in accordance
with this Convention.
3. (a) The Secretary-General shall also transmit to the observers
referred to in article 156:

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(i) reports referred to in paragraph 2(a);
(ii) notifications referred to in paragraph 2(b) and (c); and
(iii) texts of amendments referred to in paragraph 2(d), for
their information.
(b) The Secretary-General shall also invite those observers to
participate as observers at meetings of States Parties referred to
in paragraph 2(e).
Article 320
Authentic texts
The original of this Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English,
French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall, subject to
article 305, paragraph 2, be deposited with the Secretary-General of the
United Nations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries, being duly
authorized thereto, have signed this Convention.
DONE AT MONTEGO BAY, this tenth day of December, one thousand
nine hundred and eighty-two.

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